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Trustees
of Trust Funds / Cemetery Trustees / July 2, 2007
Present:
Mary Blank, Patty Little, Gerry Plots
Cemetery
Trustees
West
Yard and Village Cemeteries:
Mary
noted that Vermont Hillside had mowed the
West
Yard Cemetery and the Village Cemetery on Tuesday, June 26. Due to the
weather the grass had grown very fast at the West Yard Cemetery, which
was due to be mowed only 3 times a year, starting generally before
Memorial Day . The second mowing in 2005 was July 1 and July 18th
in 2006. Depending on the weather we may be looking at 4 times. Mary
noted a mowing schedule is fine, but it needs to be flexible. The next
mowing of the Village Cemetery is scheduled in two weeks. She noted that
the mowing schedule would be reviewed for the remainder of the year and
that she had received an apology from Vermont Hillside.
Complaint
and Praise…..:
Mary
noted that just before the 2nd mowing of the Village
cemetery, Laura Sullivan, visited the grave of her grandparents, Jim and
Ann Whippie. This was unfortunate timing as she mailed a letter on the
11th of June to the Selectmen telling them that she had
“never seen the Village Cemetery so uncared for”. Mary noted that
she believes a letter should be sent to Ms. Sullivan to reassure her
that we do truly care. A copy of our letter should go to the Selectmen.
Mary
added that the same day she received the Sullivan’s letter, Charlie
Strickland called to say that he had someone tell him that the cemetery
looked great.
Sale
of Plots - Village Cemetery:
Sally
and Leroy Mosher have purchased lot 353 and Leaugeay and Scott Taylor
have purchased 351A. 351B (a double) is available at this time, as well
as Cremation plots:
Mary
noted that research still needs to be done on lot 314 - James White
The
Deed has been signed for Venne and will be mailed this week along with a
copy of our rules and regulations and a promise of an addendum which
should be written soon.
Tony
Davis and Mary Avery will sign the deeds for Mosher and Taylor this
week.
String
Trimmer Invoice:
An
invoice was given to the Selectmen on May 21st. The invoice
amount was $242.00 to be charged to the Highway Dept. This invoice was
returned last week to the Trustees with “no thanks” written on it.
Currently the string trimmer is in the possession of Paul Lawrence from
Vermont Hillsides. He used it on the Village Cemetery and indicated that
both his brother and father are interested in purchasing the trimmer. I
talked to Ashuelot Valley Equipment and they've indicated that the
retail for this string trimmer last year was $319 and the used price for
that model this year is $195.
Marcotte
vs Briggs:
On
the 27th Joe Marcotte stopped me on the way to his work to
let me know that the Briggs gravestones ( and the Bradshaw baby’s
stone as well) have been placed at the foot of the plot rather than the
head and that no stones should be back to back (“head to head”).
Mary noted that she was not certain what he intended for the Trustees to
do, but the situation does merit investigation and we should have a
policy that designates direction of foot placement and of the head
stone.
Toppled
stones - Village Cemetery:
Mary
noted that the Trustees
should
be hearing from D&M Monument soon as they came out on a June to look
at the toppled stones. They will be giving us an estimate and a map
designating the stones that need work.
D&H
Monument is willing to do the work and be paid after the Trustees
receive the McCourt trust. This also demands that we cross reference the
stones that need work with those which do have perpetual care as well as
contact living relatives of stones needing work.
Cemetery
Trustees Seminar:
Mary noted that she had
Gerry had attended the Cemetery Trustees Seminar on the 19th of June
and have copious notes and info. She noted that once they go over their written
material, they will share the material with the remainder of the Cemetery
Trustees.
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Trustees
of Trust Funds
Francis
Strickland Scholarship:
A
donation to the Francis Strickland Scholarship of $100 was received
from Susan and Mark Strickland. This amount will be deposited in the
FSS Account on Tuesday July 3rd and a transaction form sent
to Citizens Bank.
Cemetery
Plots Sold:
Plot
# 353 and 351A have been sold and a check for $750 has been received
from the Town of Marlow and will be deposited on Tuesday. July 3rd
and a transaction form sent to Citizens Bank.
Capital
Reserve Fund Warrant Articles and A&P Expendable Trust:
A
request has been submitted to Jacqui Fay, Executive Administrator, for
the sum of $56,672 to fulfill the financial obligations voted upon at
the 2007 Town Meeting on March 17, 2007.
Annual
Seminar:
Mary
noted that she had been unable to
attend
the TTF seminar on Thursday June 20th.
Meeting
time:
Mary
inquired whether the Trustees desired to meet earlier in the evening.
The consensus was that the 7:00 PM start time was preferred.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Patricia A. Little
Secretary
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